98th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Field and Staff Officers
| Name | Rank | Date of Muster into Service | Term/ | |
| John F. Ballier | Colonel | September 30, 1861 | Discharged November 26, 1862; re-mustered March 12, 1863; to Brevet Brigadier General, July 13, 1864; wounded at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, 1863, and Fort Stevens, D. C., July 12, 1864; discharged to date June 29, 1865 | |
| Adolph Mehler | Colonel | August 31, 1861 | Promoted from Lt. Colonel, November 26, 1862; discharged March 12, 1863 | |
| George Wynkoop | Lt. Colonel | September 12, 1861 | Promoted from Major, November 26, 1862; resigned June 25, 1863 | |
| John B. Kohler | Lt. Colonel | August 17, 1861 | Promoted from Captain Company K to Major, November 26, 1862; to Lt. Colonel, July 2, 1863; wounded at Ft. Stevens, D. C., July 11, 1864; killed at Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864 | |
| Charles Reen | Lt. Colonel | February 12, 1865 | Wounded, with loss of leg, at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865; promoted to Brevet Colonel, April 2, 1865; absent, in hospital, at muster out | |
| John W. Beamish | Major | August 17, 1861 | Promoted from Captain, Company A, July 2, 1863; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864; buried in National Cemetery, section B | |
| Bernhard Gessler | Major | September 6, 1862 | Promoted from Captain Company I, June 10, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865 | |
| Lewis J. Ladner | Adjutant | September 30, 1861 | Discharged November 30, 1862 | |
| Edward Schwatlo | Adjutant | September 18, 1861 | Promoted from 2d Lt. Company F, December 13, 1862; killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864 | |
| Charles Schroff | Adjutant | August 22, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company B to Commissary Sergeant,November 8, 1862; to Adjutant, September 3, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet | |
| Waldemar Cursch | Quarter Master | September 12, 1861 | Resigned May 22, 1863 | |
| John M. Schneipp | Quarter Master | October 1, 1861 | Promoted from 1st. Lieut. Company E, July 22, 1863; discharged October 3, 1864, expiration of term | |
| Gustav Saling | Quarter Master | September 30, 1861 | Promoted from 1st Lieut. Company B, December 19, 1864; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865 | |
| James M. Boisnot | Surgeon | September 12, 1861 | Resigned April 9, 1863 | |
| Isaac Hughes | Surgeon | May 22, 1863 | Discharged September 11, 1863 | |
| Ew'd D. Buckman | Surgeon | March 26, 1863 | Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, October 17, 1863; resigned December 10, 1863 | |
| William A. Barry | Surgeon | January 27, 1864 | Absent, on detached service, at muster out | |
| George P. Oliver | Assistant Surgeon | September 12, 1861 | Promoted to Surgeon 111th Regiment P. V., December 31, 1862 | |
| William Goehrig | Assistant Surgeon | August 4, 1862 | Discharged by General Order, June 20, 1865 | |
| Henry Ginal | Chaplain | October 1, 1861 | Resigned September 26, 1862 | |
| Frederick Shuman | Sergeant Major | September 10, 1861 | Promoted fromt Sergeant Company K, June 19, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet | |
| John Presser | Sergeant Major | August 22, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lieut. Company D, March 24, 1862 | |
| A. B. Mergenthaler | Sergeant Major | February 17, 1862 | Promoted to 2d Lieut. Company K, August 15, 1862 | |
| Edward Gentzsch | Sergeant Major | September 17, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Company B, date unknown; wounded atCold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; discharged on Surgeon's Certificate, June 18, 1865; Vet | |
| John G. Haberjan | Quarter Master Sergeant | September 9, 1861 | Promoted from Corporal, Company K, January 24, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet | |
| Herman Solbrig | Quarter Master Sergeant | September 12, 1861 | Promoted from Sergeant Company K, October 25, 1862; to1st Lieutenant Company I, January 24, 1865; Vet | |
| James Holland | Commissary Sergeant | August 30, 1861 | Promoted from priv., Company A, March 28, 1865; mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet | |
| Mitchell M'Murray | Commissary Sergeant | August 17, 1861 | Promoted to 2d Lieut. Company A, August 15, 1862 | |
| August Scheifele | Commissary Sergeant | September 10, 1861 | Transferred to Company K, date unknown; Vet | |
| Howye K. Seddinger | Hospital Steward | November 15, 1861 | Mustered out with Regiment, June 29, 1865; Vet |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861; 1865 , Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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